US PATENT SUBCLASS 327 / 584
.~.~ Breakdown diode (e.g., zener diode, avalanche diode, etc.)

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327 /   HD   MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVE ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR DEVICES, CIRCUITS, AND SYSTEMS

524  DF  SPECIFIC IDENTIFIABLE DEVICE, CIRCUIT, OR SYSTEM {22}
583  DF  .~ Utilizing two electrode solid-state device {4}
584.~.~ Breakdown diode (e.g., zener diode, avalanche diode, etc.)

DEFINITION

Classification: 327/584

Breakdown diode (e.g., zener diode, avalanche diode, etc.):

(under subclass 583) Subject matter including a diode circuit having a threshold voltage above which the applied voltage must rise before the diode junction breaks down allowing current flow across the diode pn junction to rise suddenly.